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Women Who #Inspire – USC Own It 2016

Do you ever walk around and try to imagine the futures of the people you pass?

That girl over there, she could be the next Steven Spielberg or the next Emma Stone. That boy, maybe he will make the next Oscar-winning film. Oh and that girl, she’s going to win an Emmy in a few years, I know it.

I do it all the time. But there’s just one small problem. The stats from 2015 say that for every 15.24 male film directors, there is 1 female film director. Only 25% of producers are women, 20% of editors, 17% of executive producers, 15% of writers, 9% of directors, and a whopping 2% of cinematographers.

We all know that the road to corporate success is insanely different for women compared to men. Men climb to the top but the climb for women is more of an “uphill battle,” as Miley Cyrus would say.

Last month, I went to the USC Own It women’s leadership summit. It was this awesome day-long conference put on by students at my school with over 70 inspirational ladies and over 450 students from schools all around the area.

Throughout the day, I gathered some tips and tricks to breaking down these barriers and climbing up that ladder to success and influence with strength, power and poise. Here’s what I got:

“Do as many things as you can. Just keep doing things. Basically, never say ‘no.’”

“Figure out what your passion is and follow it.”

“Passion is when you’ll do anything to be there. What are you excited about? Link it back to one outlet.”

“Be a little bit shameless. Don’t be shy.”

“You really just have to stay positive and bright. Be nice to everyone.”

“Plow through. Don’t let people stop you.”

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Sometimes, after events like this one, we have these moments of inspiration, bursts of clarity and confidence. But then we settle back into our everyday routines and it’s all pushed out to the corners of our minds.

We can’t let this happen. We have to be open to being inspired and let the excitement and hope and possibility linger and take over our bodies, myself included.

We have to cultivate the energy from the inspiration, the advice, the role models, the examples, the statistics… and own it.

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Hi! I'm Zoe. I grew up in Bala Cynwyd, PA but for the past 6 years, I've lived in Westport, CT and I just graduated from Staples High School 2 years ago. Next year, I'll be heading off to LA to live in an apartment. In the fall, I'll be taking classes at Santa Monica College and then starting in January, I'll be studying at University of Southern California (my dream school)!!! I wanted to make this blog so that my family and friends can keep track of what I'm up to and so that I can keep up my writing skills.
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